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Court Grants Relief to Medha Patkar, Suspends Jail Term in Defamation Case

Social activist Medha Patkar received relief from a Delhi sessions court on Tuesday after it modified her five-month simple imprisonment sentence in a defamation case and released her on probation for good conduct. The case was filed by Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena, stemming from a two-decade-old legal battle.

“Medha Patkar receives 5-month jail term and ₹10 lakh fine in Delhi LG defamation case”

In a significant legal development, social activist Medha Patkar has been sentenced to five months of imprisonment in a longstanding defamation case filed by Vinai Kumar Saxena, the current Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Delhi and former president of the National Council of Civil Liberties. Metropolitan Magistrate Raghav Sharma delivered the verdict on Monday, finding Patkar guilty of defamation and imposing a hefty ₹10 lakh compensation payment to Saxena for damage to his reputation.

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